Broqueville (English spelling) Charles Comte de Broqueville

Japanese: ブロックビル（英語表記）Charles comte de Broqueville

1860‐1940
Belgian politician. He served as a Catholic member of the House of Representatives (1892-1919) and Senator (1919-36), during which time he served as Minister of Railways (1910-12), Prime Minister of the Catholic Cabinet (1911-18), and Minister of Defense (1912-17). As Minister of Defense, he instituted compulsory military service (1913) and reorganized the national army to prepare for the German threat. When Belgium was occupied by German forces in World War I, he led a government in exile near Le Havre in France, and supported the Belgian army, which was fighting against the Germans by lining up behind the Ijzer River.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1860‐1940
ベルギーの政治家。カトリック党の下院議員(1892‐1919)，上院議員(1919‐36)を務め，そのあいだに鉄道相(1910‐12)を経てカトリック党内閣首相(1911‐18)に就任し，国防相(1912‐17)を兼任した。国防相としては，義務兵役制(1913)，国軍再編成を行ってドイツの脅威に備えた。第1次世界大戦でベルギーがドイツ軍に占領されると，フランスのルアーブル近傍に逃れた亡命政権を率いて，エイゼルIJzer川の背後に布陣してドイツ軍に抵抗するベルギー軍を支援した。

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